Academics

Six Tips for Choosing your Classes

Written by: hwadmission • December 17, 2025

By Alice ’30 Classes at Harvard-Westlake are very versatile and can change what you want to do later on. It is very important to...

Written by: hwadmission • December 16, 2025

By Michelle ’31 When I first joined the Harvard-Westlake robotics program, I was intimidated and didn’t really know where to start....

Written by: hwadmission • November 3, 2025

By Isla ’29 Harvard-Westlake is a great place. It allows you to try so many new things and truly discover your passions as both a...

Written by: hwadmission • January 23, 2025

By Kirana ’28 An essential part of every student’s school experience is the famed field trip. In addition to a classwide trip,...

Written by: hwadmission • December 9, 2024

By Sabrina ’26 Harvard-Westlake has incredible academics not just for their challenge, but because that challenge teaches you about...

Written by: hwadmission • December 2, 2024

By Gabriel ‘28 When I first applied to Harvard-Westlake, the notion of academic support was unheard of to me. I did not like asking a lot...

Written by: hwadmission • October 31, 2024

By Angel ’27 After receiving my acceptance letter in March, I was overjoyed. Over the summer, as August was creeping closer, I was...

Written by: hwadmission • October 16, 2024

By Halyn ’28 When I first entered Harvard-Westlake, I was a pretty shy and nervous kid. The teachers seemed like unapproachable...

Written by: hwadmission • January 25, 2024

by Andrea ’26 The Learning Center provides a space for academic support to students at both the upper school and middle school. This...

Written by: hwadmission • December 18, 2023

By Ava ’26 When I was first accepted to Harvard-Westlake, in the midst of all the congratulations, I also began to notice that people...